Music for Little Mozarts

Rhythm Speller Book 1

Christine H. Barden • Gayle Kowalchyk • E. L. Lancaster

Music for Little MozartsWritten Activities and Rhythm Patterns

to Reinforce Rhythm Reading

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ISBN-10: 1-4706-4050-3ISBN-13: 978-1-4706-4050-7

Illustrations by Christine Finn

The Rhythm Speller Book 1 reinforces rhythm skills based on the concepts introduced in the Music Lesson Book 1. The pages in the book correlate page by page with the materials in the Music Lesson Book. They should be assigned according to the instructions in the upper right corner of the pages in this book. They may also be assigned as review material at any time after the students have passed the designated Music Lesson Book page.

Each page of the Rhythm Speller Book has two activities—a rhythm-writing activity and a rhythm-reading activity. The written activities reinforce note values and counting through coloring, circling, drawing, or matching. The rhythm-reading activities help students practice:

• Clapping or tapping rhythm patterns while counting aloud.

• Playing rhythms on rhythm instruments or keys on the keyboard. (Other rhythm instruments can be substituted for those suggested throughout the book.)

• Chanting words based on rhythm patterns.

2Use with Alfred’s Music for Little Mozarts,

Lesson Book 1, page 15.

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1 1 1 1Count:

Tap:

Rhythm Writing

Tap steady quarter notes on your lap. Count aloud.

LH

LH

RH

RH

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Count: 1 1 1 1A Quarter Notegets 1 count.

Q

q

or

Help Mozart Mouse trace and color each quarter note.

Trace the notes in black. Then, color with your favorite color.

Tap 2 times with LH. 2 Tap 2 times with RH.

LH: Stem Down RH: Stem Up

1Count:

Tap:œ

1

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1 1

Rhythm Reading

4

Use with page 19.

Circle each quarter rest. Then, draw an X through each quarter note.

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Rhythm Writing

RESTS are signs of SILENCE.

A Quarter Rest

Œ

gets 1 count.

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1 1 1 restCount:

Tap:

Œ

Rhythm ReadingTap the rhythm patterns on your lap. Lift the hand for each quarter rest. Count aloud.

RHLH

Tap 2 times with LH. 2 Tap 2 times with RH.

1Count:

Tap:œ

1

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1 rest

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